Idioms
I could tell my sister's heart was broken after her best friend stopped talking to her.
To be very sad
Ladybug : insect
Broccoli : ______
vegetable
three / have / frogs / eyelids
Frogs have three eyelids.
Fly
- Insect
- Traveling through the air
Fiona was livid when her little brother found all of the Easter eggs before she did
What does livid mean?
Angry, mad, furious, etc.
Can we take a rain check on meeting up today? I have so much work to finish before the end of the week.
Postpone, reschedule, cancel, etc.
Spider : web
Bee : ______
hive
flowers / May / showers / bring / April
April showers bring May flowers.
Bat
- An animal
- Baseball equipment
Tom was able to roller skate effortlessly around the rink while Jill had trouble standing up in her skates.
What does effortlessly mean?
Easily, smoothly, etc.
I asked my friend if she was okay. She poured her heart out for the next 20 minutes and told me everything that had been bothering her.
To share all your feelings/thoughts
Caterpillar : butterfly
Tadpole : ______
frog
live / water / in / frogs / can't / salt
Frogs can't live in salt water.
Bug
- Insect
- Annoy
I was so famished after hunting eggs I asked for 2 helpings of ham
What does famished mean?
Starving, very hungry
He’s no spring chicken, but he can still outrun most of his younger family members.
Not young anymore, old, etc.
Earth : planet
Atlantic : ______
ocean
snore / it / is / impossible / space / to / in
It is impossible to snore in space.
Duck
- An animal
- Bend/ crouch down
My parents will not permit me to eat any Easter candy until after dinner
What does permit mean?
allow
Nicky is the smallest kid on his team, but he has a heart of a lion. He is never afraid to go head-to-head against kids twice his size.
Brave, fearless, courageous, etc.
Lion : mammal
Frog : ______
amphibian
red / and / butterflies / yellow / green / see / can
Butterflies can see red, yellow, and green.
Spring
- Season
- Jump forward
- Coil
He was very persnickety about the flavor jelly beans he would eat. He only liked red jelly beans and threw all of the other colors away!
What does persnickety mean?
fussy/picky/finicky